Whorf came to believe in a sort of linguisticdeterminism which，in its strongestform，states that language imprisons themind，and that the grammatical patterns in alanguage can produce far-reachingconsequences for the culture of a society.

主干识别: Whorf came to believe in a sort oflinguistic determinism

其他成分： which，in its strongest from，states that language imprisons the mind，and thatthe grammatical patterns in a language can produce far-reaching consequences for theculture of a society.定语从句

翻译点拨： 词汇的处理：

1)a sort of 某种

2) linguistic determinism 语言决定论

3) in its strongest form 其极端说法是;

4) imprison the mind 禁锢思维

5) far-reaching 深远的; 伸得很远的;

主句的处理：

Whorf came to believe in a sort of linguistic determinism.

Whorf逐渐相信了某种语言决定论;

定语从句的处理：

which，in its strongest from，states that language imprisons the mind，and that thegrammatical patterns in a language can produce far-reaching consequences for the culture ofa society

in its strongest from其极端的说法

其极端的说法是认为…和 认为…

状语的处理：

for the culture of a society

对社会的文化..

参考译文：Whorf逐渐接受了某种语言决定论;这种观点的极端说法是：语言禁锢了思想，语言的语法模式可以对某种社会文化产生深远的影响。